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Kimberly Boddy Named a Sloan Research Fellow
The two-year fellowships are awarded annually to early-career researchers seen as emerging leaders in their fields.
Two UT Austin Faculty Members Selected as 2026 Cottrell Scholars
William Gilpin in physics and Devleena Samanta in chemistry each were selected for the honor.
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Texas Science Festival Invites Community to Partake in the Joys of Discovery
From a talk-show themed night with science comedy to a campus-wide day for hands-on STEM exploration, the 2026 Texas Science Festival offers something for everyone.
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Ken McMillan Among Longhorns Newly Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
UT computer scientist Ken McMillan has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Engineering.
Microplastics in the Sand: Beach Combing Goes High Tech
A UT chemist says it is now time to develop tests for microplastics, similar to tests for other toxic threats.
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UT Startup To Recover Rare Earth Minerals From Industrial and e-Waste
The startup, based on work from UT chemists, puts a reusable, 3D-printed filtration platform to work.
New 3D Printing Method Makes Affordable, Realistic Replicas as Structurally Complex as a Human Hand
The CRAFT method uses widely available materials and inexpensive commercial 3D printers.
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UT Center on Aging and Population Sciences Awarded 6-Year Grant Renewal to Accelerate Research, Expand Trainings
The University of Texas at Austin center is 1 of only 15 such centers on aging in the U.S.
Superfluids are Supposed to Flow Indefinitely. Physicists Just Watched One Stop Moving.
Researchers may have glimpsed a supersolid, an enigmatic quantum version of a classical solid.
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Study Reveals Hidden Topological Structure in Polarons
UT physicists found an unexpected layer of structure in one of solid-state physics’ most common quasiparticles.
